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Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Today: Live wisely
Passage: Eph 5:15-17 NIV
15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(emphasis added)
We have encouragement, command and warning in these verses
The word of God is serious. If the word says, “be very careful”, it means the same
If the word says, “Pray without ceasing”, it is not just a decoration
It is a declaration-a command
Because the enemy-devil is working day and night, as hard as he can
We are at war-and the alert level is set to the highest-it is red!
Lack of divine wisdom can get us into lot of trouble
We see many such foolish acts all around us
Once we take care of our part, God will help us with the rest
Faith is important, but wisdom is necessary
We cannot be foolish and blame it all on “faith”, when we did not do what we had to do
Time is the most precious commodity we have, at our disposal
God gave the same amount of time, 24 hrs per day, to every body- rich or poor, male or female, sinner or saint
No one can blame God for that
How we use our time, is what counts
With the same amount of time we have, many people achieved so much in life
And there are many, who just buried everything and waited for a “miracle”!
When God wants to do something for us, he is first going to see how we used our time and talents
If He finds that we used them correctly, He is going to give us more, calling us “good and faithful”
It says elsewhere, “those who do not work, should not eat”
The theology of work is very strong, in the Bible
God himself worked six days and showed us the example
We need to understand what the Lord’s will is, if we do not want to be called “fools” by the Lord
A good number of Christians do not have any idea, what the Lord’s will for them is
You see for yourselves, what it means
You have any idea?
If not, prayerfully take the Bible and read
God will speak to you
God has given you some special talents and skills that no one else has
It may be writing or praying or preaching
It may be for cleaning the rooms and for helping others
It may be teaching; it may be organizing
Who knows it better than you?
All you have to do is:
“Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.” (Eph 5: 14b, NIV)
God bless you
BG
Prayer: Lord, I wasted so much of time doing nothing. I have been very unwise and did not care for what your will was, in my life. I want to be different from today, making use of every moment, doing something creative according to your will. So help me Lord. Amen
Church of God New York State convention going on June 16-18, at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Jamaica, New York